21st Century Literacy


This page has many embedded links and resources. Videos and other sites allow for you to embed the code onto any wiki page so that it becomes an actual piece of the page. The website Wordle allows for great and fun looking visuals for review and sharing information. No account is necessary to use the site.


Use the resources below to expand and build your level of understanding for 21st Century Instruction and Literacy. Instructional strategies can be enhanced with simple online tools that engage 21st Century learners.

Communication and Collaboration skills are critical to the success of our students in a world driven by the speed of creativity and technology. Some of the tools listed below may help you and them learn in new ways. Give some a try, you might just enjoy them.



Reading - all classes need to assist students in the skill of reading literacy. Reading across curriculum assists children with learning and achievement.

Writing
  • Mixbook - create online ebooks for free, collaborate and share
  • Wordle - create great word visuals for all content
  • Zoho Notebook
  • Blogs and Discussion Forums - Blogger and Wikispaces discussion Tab
  • Penzu take notes collaborate and share

Speaking

Listening
  • Scivee.tv - Science videos and podcasts by scientists
  • Story Online - Screen Actors Guild reading kids books online
  • Lit2Go- audio book files for download.
  • LoudlLit - get audio files for many classics at this website.

Collaboration Activities










How are kids learning today?




What are 21st Century Skills?





21st Century Learning Matters



What are National Educational Technology Standards?


Is your school implementing ISTE's NETS? Take the Survey.

New Standards for Students





Learning Activity
You will demonstrate your understanding of 21st Century Learning and Teaching by creating visual representations. Share what you have learned about 21st Century Literacy and the NETS by clicking on your groups page to build your content collaboratively. On your groups page you can add content and also add a Wordle visual representation of your learning. Save your visual and link or embed it to your group's page.


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Sample Wordle Page